byliny
Slavic heroic songs
Byliny are traditional Russian oral epic poems, typically recounting the deeds of heroic warriors called bogatyrs.
These narrative songs date from medieval times and were passed down through generations of performers before being collected by folklorists in the 19th century.
The singular is bylina.
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
legend · narrative · verse · recitation · minstrel · Kiev · feats · adventures
Oral delivery from memory
memorization · improvisation · rhythm · formulaic · repetition · audience · village · gathering
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
folklore · legend · narrative · verse · recitation · minstrel · Kiev · feats · adventures · mythology
recitation
Oral delivery from memory
oral · memorization · improvisation · rhythm · formulaic · repetition · audience · village · gathering · tradition
warrior
One skilled in combat
strength · valor · quest · dragon · battle · supernatural · courage · honor · defender · protector
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- oral traditionfolk narratives, campfire tales, epics, oral poetry, storytelling circles
- Russian CultureBolshoi, matryoshka, Kremlin, Hermitage, balalaika
- Russian LiteratureTolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Pushkin, Nabokov
- Slavic cultureRussian, Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, Serbian
- Russian folkloreBaba Yaga, firebird